HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK

Burroughs’ girls had lost 10 consecutive Foothill League games to Hart before a 55-44 victory on Friday night.

“It was like a big weight lifted off all of our shoulders,” Coach Doug Nicol said.

Burroughs was a perennial runner-up to Hart until last season, when Burroughs missed the playoffs for the first time in 15 seasons.

Thanks to a scheduling quirk, the Indians are in position to take control of the league race, playing each team at Burroughs in the first round of league play.

The Indians host Valencia tonight for first place.

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Camarillo is another girls’ team in position to take command of its league race.

The Scorpions (10-5), who tied Channel Islands and Oxnard for the Pacific View League title last season, host Oxnard (11-5) on Tuesday and Channel Islands (14-1) on Thursday.

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That wacky Marmonte League is at it again.

Newbury Park and Royal emerged from the winter break as solid favorites to contend for the girls’ championship. Then league play began.

Newbury Park (12-4) escaped with a 49-47 victory over Agoura (10-7) on Wednesday, and Royal (10-5) lost to Agoura, 54-45, on Friday. Moorpark (9-6) routed Westlake, 61-36, in its opener, but lost to Thousand Oaks, 53-45, in its second league game.

“All seven teams in this league can beat any of the others,” Coach Dave Murphy of Simi Valley (11-4) said.